Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Koh Samui Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 2.7% more expensive than Koh Samui.

Restaurants: pay 86.2% more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 9.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 9.6% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Rio De Janeiro

Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Rio De Janeiro. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Rio De Janeiro.

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Rio De Janeiro vs. Koh Samui Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Koh Samui, you would:

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pay 86.2% more for restaurants

	Koh Samui	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB104.19	$7.46 R$38.23	+140.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 THB302.16	$6.52 R$33.45	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 THB23.91	$1.36 R$6.99	+91.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.66	$0.91 R$4.65	+140.4%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 9.5% less for groceries

	Koh Samui	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 THB57.97	$1.81 R$9.27	+4.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53 THB286.63	$4.37 R$22.38	-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 THB221.15	$4.34 R$22.24	-34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB76.58	$2.06 R$10.58	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.07 THB35.80	$1.80 R$9.25	+69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51 THB50.73	$1.11 R$5.69	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 THB18.80	$0.74 R$3.81	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 THB34.68	$0.72 R$3.68	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 THB32.92	$0.70 R$3.57	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.40	$0.60 R$3.09	-17.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 THB21.19	$0.53 R$2.71	-16.1%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Koh Samui	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB169.17	$4.27 R$21.91	-15.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.52 THB1,562.89	$40.48 R$207.57	-13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,911.74 THB938K	$20,595.53 R$106K	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.30 THB345.92	$7.10 R$36.41	-31.0%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 2.2% less for housing

	Koh Samui	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.79 THB597.81	$19.70 R$100.98	+10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.27 THB18,621.51	$496.63 R$2,546.30	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.51 THB13,892.37	$344.11 R$1,764.32	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.59 THB2,573.20	$82.68 R$423.91	+7.9%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 9.6% less for childcare

	Koh Samui	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$623.36 THB20,942.74	$544.48 R$2,791.67	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,335.61 THB448K	$12,471.41 R$63,943.39	-6.5%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Koh Samui	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 THB72.93	$1.86 R$9.56	-14.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 THB77.49	$2.07 R$10.61	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 THB145.87	$2.05 R$10.51	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.11 THB1,146.12	$28.14 R$144.26	-17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 THB239.64	$7.08 R$36.32	-0.7%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Koh Samui	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.72 THB1,771.28	$46.68 R$239.35	-11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.92 THB1,005.29	$43.02 R$220.58	+43.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.34 THB3,438.36	$78.54 R$402.69	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.82 THB3,051.36	$63.36 R$324.88	-30.2%
Average			-5.3%

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